Monday, 10 December 2012A new review of century-old letters between two of the world's leading physicists suggest dark energy was proving an headache well before it was discovered.Subjects: astronomy-space, physicsLocations: nsw, united-states

Friday, 16 November 2012Supermassive black holes lurking in the heart of distant galaxies could be to blame for the 'missing' hydrogen in the early universe.Subjects: blackholes, the-universe, physics, galaxiesLocations: nsw

Thursday, 20 September 2012A new study suggests a massive asteroid impact two and a half million years ago would have created a mega-tsunami and plunged the world into a severe ice age.Subjects: tidal-wave, planets-and-asteroids, geologyLocations: nsw

Tuesday, 18 September 2012Scientists in Australia have developed a stronger hydrogel material which could eventually be used for spinal cord replacements and as a synthetic human cartilage.Subjects: breakthroughs, chemistry, researchLocations: nsw

Friday, 7 September 2012A large number of dying stars called core-collapse supernovae are not detected because they are obscured by galactic dust, say astronomers.Subjects: physics, stars, galaxiesLocations: nsw, finland, united-states

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